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the u.s. play? and did the u.n. vote dom lay to stop gadhafi? will he accept some kind of deal? we'll try to answer those questions. also, japanese authorities have raised the assessment of the disaster to a five, three mile island level on a seven-point scale and now admit they're overwhelmed employing a throw it against the wall and see what sticks approach. the head of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission says it could take weeks to get things under control. >>> score one for the unions in wisconsin. a judge has temporarily blocked that new law blocking collective bargaining rights in that state. democrats hope this is the first of many obstacles to that law they hate. we'll check it out. >>> let me finish with libya. do we have any idea how we'll get out. we start with the growing crisis in libya. richard engel joins us from cairo. give us a sense of what's happening as the u.n. begins to take action. what is the condition of the rebel force, entirely benghazi? >> reporter: the rebel for
the u.s. play? and did the u.n. vote dom lay to stop gadhafi? will he accept some kind of deal? we'll try to answer those questions. also, japanese authorities have raised the assessment of the disaster to a five, three mile island level on a seven-point scale and now admit they're overwhelmed employing a throw it against the wall and see what sticks approach. the head of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission says it could take weeks to get things under control. >>> score one for the...
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the u.s. is targeting, that they could become casualties at this point. do you think, given what we do know about libya, this would be enough to motivate people to switch sides, to back off, to rethink their support of libya's strongman? >> as i said, it's really about momentum right now. if there's any sense the momentum is shifting against the gadhafi regime, we're likely to see additional defections. the only thing that reverses it is that gadhafi was still strong and he had a lot of tools as his disposal. it could happen. when you look at the u.n. resolution, everybody's been saying it's about civilians. but if you look at the text, it gives the international community and those carrying out the commission is it gives them tools. every target in libya is a legitimate target if it's tied to civilians. the mission is about defending civilians. you've already stated the u.s., the europeans, most of those who are part of the coalition really don't think they can live with gadhafi as president
the u.s. is targeting, that they could become casualties at this point. do you think, given what we do know about libya, this would be enough to motivate people to switch sides, to back off, to rethink their support of libya's strongman? >> as i said, it's really about momentum right now. if there's any sense the momentum is shifting against the gadhafi regime, we're likely to see additional defections. the only thing that reverses it is that gadhafi was still strong and he had a lot of...
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its was clearly a u.s. operation, saying that the u.s. this was a u.s. air power show with four aircraft out of ka tar and now we have political problems but the military campaign of 72 hours put him back on his heels. >> colonel jacobs, what it takes to encapsulate that area, is there anything that gadhafi could do to force the hand to make those that are working in this coalition consider putting troops on the ground, especially american forces? >> i don't think so. you heard secretary defense and admiral mullin saying what a rotten idea it would be to get military involved, militarily involved in libya. here we are a couple weeks later involved. it would astonish me if we put boots on the ground. right now we have saudis down there trying to get the rebels together and there are weapons and ammunition and atifting when they can get out of the area it's a blunt instrument. under a lot of pressure from the people it looks like we're not going to intervene in that entanglement but there's a big change here that puts a serious dent in the war against al q
its was clearly a u.s. operation, saying that the u.s. this was a u.s. air power show with four aircraft out of ka tar and now we have political problems but the military campaign of 72 hours put him back on his heels. >> colonel jacobs, what it takes to encapsulate that area, is there anything that gadhafi could do to force the hand to make those that are working in this coalition consider putting troops on the ground, especially american forces? >> i don't think so. you heard...
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what should the u.s. response be if the end game is democracy not just libya but throughout the middle east? let's bring in karen finney, susan delpesio, and jimmy williams. it doesn't get much more delicate than this. how do you influence it without spoiling it? >> that's the line that this administration has been trying to walk. and they did a great job the first week of egypt and libya, but they seem to fold under public pressure. they need to keep their options open of course, but they really need to keep their mouth shut. they shouldn't necessarily feel that they have to respond just because the american public is saying we should do this or we should do that. and i think our strategy is best kept under wraps for right now and we have to -- if we are going to do anything military, it will be very dangerous for the united states. let's face it, they don't want us in the middle east. >> karen, we watch david cameron go to egypt and say, listen, we support you. we are with you. we don't intend to contro
what should the u.s. response be if the end game is democracy not just libya but throughout the middle east? let's bring in karen finney, susan delpesio, and jimmy williams. it doesn't get much more delicate than this. how do you influence it without spoiling it? >> that's the line that this administration has been trying to walk. and they did a great job the first week of egypt and libya, but they seem to fold under public pressure. they need to keep their options open of course, but...
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so the western and now nato or, i guess, u.s. offensive against gadhafi's army is making an impact on the ground, but it is not very quick moving. the rebels are in the city, they are fighting, but street-to-street fighting takes a long time, chuck. >> what's unclear now, who makes up the opposition? who is the leader of the opposition? there's going to be some representative in london, i'm told, over the weekend in this conference with nato. but also some representatives of the opposition at an african union meeting where supposedly gadhafi was going to send representatives. what can you tell me about that? >> the rebel leaders we've spoken to and these are both on the political side and on the military side. the military side aren't involved in any of these discussions. there is a political leadership, and they're very weary of entering into any kind of dialogue or negotiations with gadhafi. they simply don't trust gadhafi. they think anything he's offering could be a trick, something used against them. gadhafi was offering to
so the western and now nato or, i guess, u.s. offensive against gadhafi's army is making an impact on the ground, but it is not very quick moving. the rebels are in the city, they are fighting, but street-to-street fighting takes a long time, chuck. >> what's unclear now, who makes up the opposition? who is the leader of the opposition? there's going to be some representative in london, i'm told, over the weekend in this conference with nato. but also some representatives of the...
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. >>> let's go now to the jobs puzzle here in the u.s. in what the white house calls very good news. 192,000 jobs were added. it is the best showing in nearly a year. overall the unemployment rate dropped to 8.9%. it is the lowest mark since 2009. millions are still out of work and republicans say white house policies are part of that problem. >> despite some signs of life, the unemployment rate is still far above the levels that the president's advisors promised when the spending bill was signed into law. >> let's bring in athena jones. good saturday morning to you. let's get to the president's message on jobs? >> reporter: the president's main message is that things are looking up. he pointed in particular to the 222,000 jobs in the private sector that were added in the month of february. that's 12 consecutive months, the economy adding 1.5 million jobs over that period. they say that things are looking up. white house officials will acknowledge that there is still a long way to go before they make up for that 8 million jobs lost during
. >>> let's go now to the jobs puzzle here in the u.s. in what the white house calls very good news. 192,000 jobs were added. it is the best showing in nearly a year. overall the unemployment rate dropped to 8.9%. it is the lowest mark since 2009. millions are still out of work and republicans say white house policies are part of that problem. >> despite some signs of life, the unemployment rate is still far above the levels that the president's advisors promised when the...
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it's come up here in the u.s. attorney general holder has raised it at least something that should be considered. i was wondering if you will consider, and if that came up with president obama? thank you both. >> all right. let me deal with football first. we've got owners, most of whom are worth close to $1 billion, you've got players who are making millions of dollars. my working assumption at a time when people are having to tut back, compromise, and worry about making the mortgage and, you know, paying for their kids' college education is that the two parties should be able to work it out without the president of the united states intervening. i'm a big football fan, but i also think that for an industry that's making $9 billion a year in revenue, they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way. and be true to their fans, who are the ones who, obviously, allow for all the money that they're making. so my expectation and hope is that they'll resolve it without me intervening, because it turns out i've
it's come up here in the u.s. attorney general holder has raised it at least something that should be considered. i was wondering if you will consider, and if that came up with president obama? thank you both. >> all right. let me deal with football first. we've got owners, most of whom are worth close to $1 billion, you've got players who are making millions of dollars. my working assumption at a time when people are having to tut back, compromise, and worry about making the mortgage...
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how big a role will the u.s. play now? are we still in charge and with war fatigue setting in and criticism coming from both sides of the aisle, president obama will explain what's at stake in libya in an address to the nation on monday evening. plus, fear of spreading terrorism there where anti-government demonstrations and in some cases violence in many arab countries today. in yemen, thousands turned out calling for the ouster of the u.s.-backed president there. if that president is overthrown, who stops al qaeda in the arabian peninsula from taking over? and there are increasing concerns of spreading radiation from that crippled nuclear power plant in japan with even more people now being encouraged, not forced, to get out of the area. how great is the danger? plus, with hispanics making up one out of every six americans and one out of every four children, how long can republicans be seen as hostile to their interests? the huge implications of the census report on the 2012 presidential election. >>> finally, what's a s
how big a role will the u.s. play now? are we still in charge and with war fatigue setting in and criticism coming from both sides of the aisle, president obama will explain what's at stake in libya in an address to the nation on monday evening. plus, fear of spreading terrorism there where anti-government demonstrations and in some cases violence in many arab countries today. in yemen, thousands turned out calling for the ouster of the u.s.-backed president there. if that president is...
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it's coming to a close in terms of the most significant u.s. involvement. >> all right, savannah guthrie, my colleague and partner, both on msnbc and at the booth. i will let you take your seat. we're expecting to see the president walk out any minute now. this is a speech that is designed to make the case about libya. we expect the president will talk about the action, why it is necessary and why it is in the national interest. and of course, that decision got ratcheted up a little bit. since both his defense secretary and secretary of state appeared to disagree on this issue of how much to intervene. here's the president. >>> tonight, i would like to update the american people on the international effort that we have led in libya. what we have done, what we plan to do and why this matters to us. i want to begin by paying tribute to our men and women in uniform. who once again have acted with courage, professionalism and patriotism. we have moved with incredible speed and strength. a coalition has been forged and countless lives have been save
it's coming to a close in terms of the most significant u.s. involvement. >> all right, savannah guthrie, my colleague and partner, both on msnbc and at the booth. i will let you take your seat. we're expecting to see the president walk out any minute now. this is a speech that is designed to make the case about libya. we expect the president will talk about the action, why it is necessary and why it is in the national interest. and of course, that decision got ratcheted up a little bit....
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u.s. rescue teams are on the ground to search for survivors. joining me is msnbc contributor richard wolfe. we know that the white house was very quick to throw its condolenceses and also its full weight and strength to help out japan. wh what's the latest on how the white house is keeping close tabs on the growing situation? >> reporter: we heard the president talking this morning about the offer he made to the japanese prime minister for any assistance and need they need as well as the expressions of deep condolences for the loss of life. but the kind of technical expertise that has been offered in the first instance has been fairly limited. a couple of world-renowned search and rescue teams, most especially the nuclear expertise that has come from the united states as well, with a team in tokyo, some nuclear experts, of course, the secretary of energy is a nuclear physicist and noble prize winner in his own right as well. so there is some expertise, but japan doesn't lack for wealth or
u.s. rescue teams are on the ground to search for survivors. joining me is msnbc contributor richard wolfe. we know that the white house was very quick to throw its condolenceses and also its full weight and strength to help out japan. wh what's the latest on how the white house is keeping close tabs on the growing situation? >> reporter: we heard the president talking this morning about the offer he made to the japanese prime minister for any assistance and need they need as well as the...
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additional u.s. and international measures should include the establishment and enforcement of a no-fly zone. but then the very day that the no-fly zone was enforced she told ach local tv station, quote, the case has not been made for me to be satisfied that this is the right move for the berey become normal operating pr procedure for republicans. but perhaps the most ridiculous flip-flop comes from good old oliver north. here it is. >> quite frankly, it's unparalleled in my entire experience in the military, going back to the 1960s, every president has gone to the congress to get a resolution to support whatever it is he wanted to do. >> so now all of a sudden oliver north thinks we should get congressional approval? congressional approval? oliver north? >> i will tell you right now, council, and all the members here gathered that i misled the congress. i misled -- >> at that meeting? >> at that meeting. face to face. >> face to face. >> you made false statements to them about your activities in sup
additional u.s. and international measures should include the establishment and enforcement of a no-fly zone. but then the very day that the no-fly zone was enforced she told ach local tv station, quote, the case has not been made for me to be satisfied that this is the right move for the berey become normal operating pr procedure for republicans. but perhaps the most ridiculous flip-flop comes from good old oliver north. here it is. >> quite frankly, it's unparalleled in my entire...
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today, "rolling stone" publishing pictures of u.s. soldiers who allegedly murdered innocent civilians and mutilated their corpses. "rolling stone" saying the soldiers posed with corpses and kept body parts as trophies. >> the platoon had a reputation for staging killings and other units knew about it. so that's what's most disturbing. in one particularly disturbing case after they killed a 15-year-old boy, a few nights later they were playing poker and they threw the boy's finger in as a bet. >> "rolling stone" also saying that military officials in both afghanistan and the pentagon are aware of this unit and ultimately were trying to keep the story from becoming public. >> the pentagon launched a massive effort from keeping anyone from ever seeing these pictures. they sent out people to confiscate hard drives and visit relatives' homes who they know had seen the photographs and seep them under wraps. >> jeremy morlock was sentenced to years in prison after admitting to killing civilians. tony, you served in afghanistan. put this in c
today, "rolling stone" publishing pictures of u.s. soldiers who allegedly murdered innocent civilians and mutilated their corpses. "rolling stone" saying the soldiers posed with corpses and kept body parts as trophies. >> the platoon had a reputation for staging killings and other units knew about it. so that's what's most disturbing. in one particularly disturbing case after they killed a 15-year-old boy, a few nights later they were playing poker and they threw the...
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they were backed up by u.s. navy ea-18 providing warfare support. full battle reports are still coming in, but we judge these also to have been quite successful at the halting regime's ground movement in this region. the highlighted box are some still shots from the weapons systems video. benghazi is not completely safe from attack, but certainly under less threat than yesterday. we believe his forces are under significant stress and suffering from both isolation and a good deal of confusion. next slide, please. you can see here a basically down of how we see the battle space today with the regime forces more pressed and less free to maneuver than before operations commentsed. we now have the capability to control the air space over libya and we're doing just that, shifting to a more consistent and persistent air presence p. the no fly zone is effectively in place. let me conclude by repeating what i said yesterday, this is an international effort designed to enforce a u.n. mandate and since i spoke to you last, the coalition has been joined by forc
they were backed up by u.s. navy ea-18 providing warfare support. full battle reports are still coming in, but we judge these also to have been quite successful at the halting regime's ground movement in this region. the highlighted box are some still shots from the weapons systems video. benghazi is not completely safe from attack, but certainly under less threat than yesterday. we believe his forces are under significant stress and suffering from both isolation and a good deal of confusion....
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the u.s. relationship with the rebels that may emerge in saudi arabia? >> well, i think the u.s./saudi relationship right now is centered on what's happening in the persian gulf s. not so much about the north africa unrest, so in that situation here, we're looking at an iran that has a lot of levers at its disposal, a lot of covert efforts. again the u.s. strategic need to remove its forces from iraq. so you would suspect that there will be some quiet negotiations, or at least attempts at negotiations taking place right now. that is 9 saudi fear, that the u.s. will reach an accommodations with the iranians that would leave the saudis and the sunni arabs vulnerable. i think that may be what is producing some tension between the americans and the saudis right now, but overall this is a tense time. everyone is trying to manage things and contain iran, but iran definitely has a lot of assets at its disposals. >> reva, thank you so much for your time and your haz. reva disbhalla, check it out at stratfor.com. >>> president obama arriving back home within the hour. he will arrive to a
the u.s. relationship with the rebels that may emerge in saudi arabia? >> well, i think the u.s./saudi relationship right now is centered on what's happening in the persian gulf s. not so much about the north africa unrest, so in that situation here, we're looking at an iran that has a lot of levers at its disposal, a lot of covert efforts. again the u.s. strategic need to remove its forces from iraq. so you would suspect that there will be some quiet negotiations, or at least attempts at...
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born in the usa. >>> the latest damage estimates to the u.s. coastline, the u.s. west coastline from the japanese tsunami is estimated $25 million in just one harbor in california. that figure includes damage to docks and other infrastructure. it is not include damage to private boats. in california santa cruz harbor, 100 boats were damaged and 13 sank. in crescent city, officials say 16 boats sank and 63 boats were damaged there. >>> a charleston county detention officer is charged with third degree assault and battery and misconduct in office for beating up an inmate. it was caught on tape. officials have just released the video of the fight between the officer and an inmate. that happened in december. in the video, ms. rivers is seen punching the inmate several times in the face as she was being booked. other guards intervened and separated the two. >>> it is al qaeda's version of cosmo or good housekeeping. osama bin laden's terror network reaching out to muslim women. it launched a new magazine which translates to the majestic woman. the cover story, meeting
born in the usa. >>> the latest damage estimates to the u.s. coastline, the u.s. west coastline from the japanese tsunami is estimated $25 million in just one harbor in california. that figure includes damage to docks and other infrastructure. it is not include damage to private boats. in california santa cruz harbor, 100 boats were damaged and 13 sank. in crescent city, officials say 16 boats sank and 63 boats were damaged there. >>> a charleston county detention officer is...
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u.s. and coalition forces say most of libya's radar >> president obama finally answers questions on why the united states has joined the battle against gadhafi. or is it a war? >> gadhafi needs to go. >> in the end of the third day of the operations, coalition air strikes have established a no-fly zone in the east. >> and we assume he is alive, that he is hunkered down in a bunker. >> punishing air strikes drove pro-gadhafi forces further to opposition bases. >> we are taking sides in a civil war. >> the commander in chief makes military decisions on libya, and watches the crisis on japan while on a diplomat i can trip to south america. so of course, republicans attack him. >> besides jewel track diplomacy. >> some of my colleagues are upset that france may be in the lead. >> tea partiers and some democrats attacked the president, calling it a possible impeachable offense. >> only congress has the power to declare war. >> we haven't declared war. >> you know what, but we are in a war. >> i
u.s. and coalition forces say most of libya's radar >> president obama finally answers questions on why the united states has joined the battle against gadhafi. or is it a war? >> gadhafi needs to go. >> in the end of the third day of the operations, coalition air strikes have established a no-fly zone in the east. >> and we assume he is alive, that he is hunkered down in a bunker. >> punishing air strikes drove pro-gadhafi forces further to opposition bases....
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the u.s. military would be involved to some extent. we don't know what that time line is. it's possible that even if the coalition takes over that there could be some americans in charge. and the american military would have a major role simply because they have more of the capability for communications, logistics, command and control and quite frankly more military might to throw at any problem they encounter. >> thank you for that. we'll check in with you next hour. this is all an international balancing act for president obama staying up to date on the issues domestically and abroad. libya is a top priority along with telling the american people why our forces are entering this conflict. he's expected to speak this afternoon at 1:40 p.m. eastern time and nbc white house correspondent and co-host of "the daily rundown," savannah guthrie is live with the president this morning. with another good morning. actually good afternoon now to you. let's get the latest. do you know what the expect the
the u.s. military would be involved to some extent. we don't know what that time line is. it's possible that even if the coalition takes over that there could be some americans in charge. and the american military would have a major role simply because they have more of the capability for communications, logistics, command and control and quite frankly more military might to throw at any problem they encounter. >> thank you for that. we'll check in with you next hour. this is all an...
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meanwhile, day nine of u.s. and allied air strikes libya as rebel forces advance and manage to take control of the stra teen ick city of auj taub area in eastern libya, a celebration by rebels there yesterday. opposition forces have now made their way from benghazi, their strojhold, to the port town of brega, overtaking gadhafi forces there, both victories a clearer sign the air strikes are helping rebels advance. let's go to ajdabiya where richard angle joins us this morning for the very latest. richard, what does that advance by the rebels, who are behind you in this shot, say ultimately about the u.s. and allied mission in libya? >> reporter: it means that so far the allied air strikes have allowed the rebels to advance. it they've moved their front lines about 50 miles forward in the last 24 hours or so. and behind me it's clear to see why. western air strikes hadestroyedy our count at least 20 tanks and armored vehicles at least in this area alone. the rebels came through, gadhafi's forces in this area had
meanwhile, day nine of u.s. and allied air strikes libya as rebel forces advance and manage to take control of the stra teen ick city of auj taub area in eastern libya, a celebration by rebels there yesterday. opposition forces have now made their way from benghazi, their strojhold, to the port town of brega, overtaking gadhafi forces there, both victories a clearer sign the air strikes are helping rebels advance. let's go to ajdabiya where richard angle joins us this morning for the very...
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does that mean the u.s. will be involved that long or can you conceive an environment in which the u.s. can actually completely back off prior to the end of this operation? >> we're a member of nato, if nato is doing a mission in harm's way, we're going to be a part of it. so in a reduced, and less visible way. >> are you concerned at all that we might be stretched a bit too thin given iraq, afghanistan? >> well, i think that's one of the reasons the u.s. has made it clear that they don't want to be providing all the strike missions and all the huge chunk of the chain of command. i think that what we will dial back to will be sustainable. though, you know, it's going to be stressful on the navy and the air force, but we traditionally kept forces in the mediterranean. we've got a lot of bases along the southern rim of europe. i think this is manageable and i agree with you, i don't think we can put a line in the dirt as to when this thing is going to be over. >> okay. general montgomery megs, great to see you
does that mean the u.s. will be involved that long or can you conceive an environment in which the u.s. can actually completely back off prior to the end of this operation? >> we're a member of nato, if nato is doing a mission in harm's way, we're going to be a part of it. so in a reduced, and less visible way. >> are you concerned at all that we might be stretched a bit too thin given iraq, afghanistan? >> well, i think that's one of the reasons the u.s. has made it clear...
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well, it just turns out that eight u.s. warships that were part of the relief operation were in that path. some of the choppers have been flying through and apparently were exposed to some radioactivity. we're told 17 sailors, i believe, flight crew members were exposed. they were simply washed down, which is actually one of the things you do when you've been exposed to radioactive, they wash down. and again, the commander of the ship says that it was a very low level, they're not particularly concerned, but they have moved those eight vessels to an area that's not -- no longer downwind of any radioactive plume. >> lester, let me ask you a question. i don't know if you know this, having gotten there, but where are the people? like the people that escaped from the tsunami, didn't get washed out, but don't have homes anymore? i know it's cold out there, i know they haven't had food and water for a long time. where's the government putting them? >> reporter: they're being put in shelters and schools in some cases. we noted whe
well, it just turns out that eight u.s. warships that were part of the relief operation were in that path. some of the choppers have been flying through and apparently were exposed to some radioactivity. we're told 17 sailors, i believe, flight crew members were exposed. they were simply washed down, which is actually one of the things you do when you've been exposed to radioactive, they wash down. and again, the commander of the ship says that it was a very low level, they're not particularly...
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. >> u.s. officials fear if gadhafi's own military doesn't take him out, he could survive, creating a stalemate with anti-gadhafi forces and a nightmare scenario that could destabilize the region. >> we enter the serious phase, how do we find an end result that is satisfactory and doesn't result in a fragmented libya and a breeding ground for terrorism. >> the u.s. mill has had the lead in these air strikes. president obama said today that the coalition would take over the mission within days. the president also said that arab league nations who pushed hard for this no-fly zone agreed to take a in the operation, but so far only one cutter has even signed up. lawrence? >> thank you very much. joining me now, retired army colonel and military analyst, jack jacobs. you are on 24 hours to be here at msnbc. >> we're don't care. >> this is what you trained for as a broadcaster. what do you make of the progress we made so far? >> to the extent that we will rely on the military establishment to maintai
. >> u.s. officials fear if gadhafi's own military doesn't take him out, he could survive, creating a stalemate with anti-gadhafi forces and a nightmare scenario that could destabilize the region. >> we enter the serious phase, how do we find an end result that is satisfactory and doesn't result in a fragmented libya and a breeding ground for terrorism. >> the u.s. mill has had the lead in these air strikes. president obama said today that the coalition would take over the...
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u.s. warplanes will still lead the more difficult mission, attacking the gadhafi ground forces. nbc's jim maceda is live. and richard engel live from the town offage agefag agfag agfafe . >>> we're getting confirmation three months plus or mys now. obviously there'll be adjustments. that mission should begin early next week. there will be dozens of planes from 28 nato countries including the two arab countries, qatar and the eub. right now nato is going to decide on sunday, no latter than tuesday on those two missions, the no-fly zone patrol obviously but also that they be caring out those air-to-ground strikes or will it keep it the way things are and have that done by the u.s.-led coalition. also the no-fly zones by the gadhafi forces. # in reality that's probably two or three fighter jets. there were air strikes, andrea, in tripoli overnight. a number of explosions. after the first time in a week they could another hear the artillery fire in the skies. also there's an ongoing war of the
u.s. warplanes will still lead the more difficult mission, attacking the gadhafi ground forces. nbc's jim maceda is live. and richard engel live from the town offage agefag agfag agfafe . >>> we're getting confirmation three months plus or mys now. obviously there'll be adjustments. that mission should begin early next week. there will be dozens of planes from 28 nato countries including the two arab countries, qatar and the eub. right now nato is going to decide on sunday, no latter...
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two attacks have been launched from yemen over u.s. soil in the past year and a half. the u.s. state department is waiting to see what happens. what follows, no one really knows. >> if you were to look again at egypt, there seems to be reasonable chance for debate of a modern adaptive government whether immediately or over time. libya is on the road to be a failed state. if one end of the peck trump is failed state, the other is modern adaptive government where does yemen fall? >> firmly in the failed state. >> let's talk a little bit about syria. this is a reuters report in syria. this is incredible piece of reporting from the folks over at reuters. hasn't stopped at syria. for the first timelard otr an tos glorifying syria's elite andng rd cdonthe ngn frdo ident's father and his deceased brother. it's a remarkable turn around. the situation has been so badly mishandled. shooting at protesters makes martyrs and bring temperatures to the boil. >> wave of freedom is spreading? >> yes. >> every country. >> long time. it's going to cut across the whole region. >> i want to bring i
two attacks have been launched from yemen over u.s. soil in the past year and a half. the u.s. state department is waiting to see what happens. what follows, no one really knows. >> if you were to look again at egypt, there seems to be reasonable chance for debate of a modern adaptive government whether immediately or over time. libya is on the road to be a failed state. if one end of the peck trump is failed state, the other is modern adaptive government where does yemen fall? >>...
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officials here in the u.s. saying testing along the west coast shows no health threats from the radiation spewing from the reactors in japan. they say the radiation that has reached the u.s. coastline has dissipated so much it poses no risk at all. nbc's robert bazelle is live with us in tokyo and with a good evening you're feeling an aftershock in the last hour or so. what was that like? >> reporter: well, it's like we've been having them twice a day or so since we've been here and a particularly big feeling one because it was fairly close to here. only about 80 miles to the north. the earthquake is moving down the fault line and had more and more south since the original gigantic one a week ago. >> okay. well then, good to know it's nothing out of the ordinary. >> reporter: no damage here in tokyo. >> let's get to -- >> reporter: you get used to. >> i guess you have to. let's get latest on the effort to getting the nuclear reactors under control. what do you know about that? >> reporter: well, the news today
officials here in the u.s. saying testing along the west coast shows no health threats from the radiation spewing from the reactors in japan. they say the radiation that has reached the u.s. coastline has dissipated so much it poses no risk at all. nbc's robert bazelle is live with us in tokyo and with a good evening you're feeling an aftershock in the last hour or so. what was that like? >> reporter: well, it's like we've been having them twice a day or so since we've been here and a...
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more than $5 billion from operations in the u.s. in fact, generallectr aid tabefiofor th $biio ge's ceo is head of of the council of competitiveness and jobs, making this a political issue for the white house. >> americans, i'm sure, who read that story or heard about it are wondering, you know, how this could be. it is part of the problem of the corporate tax structure. that companies hire, you know, armies of tax lawyers to understand how it works and to take advantage of the various loopholes that exist that are legal. >> we should note that ge remains a minority stake holder in this network. bob, is this a case of big corporate within the tax laws that's written. the president's actually talked about lowering corporate tax rates overall and simplifying the system so you don't have these exemptions. >> this doesn't sound like the people -- >> let me get to that. the most controversial aspect of this and the one i think is important is allowing corporations to shelter all of their profits overseas, which encourages them to ship jo
more than $5 billion from operations in the u.s. in fact, generallectr aid tabefiofor th $biio ge's ceo is head of of the council of competitiveness and jobs, making this a political issue for the white house. >> americans, i'm sure, who read that story or heard about it are wondering, you know, how this could be. it is part of the problem of the corporate tax structure. that companies hire, you know, armies of tax lawyers to understand how it works and to take advantage of the various...
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answering possible u.s. and british plans for a libyan response, gadhafi told turkish tv libyans will take up arms and fight if a no-fly zone is imposed on his country. >>> back here at home, the obama administration is carefully considering its next move in response to the shift of momentum in libya as the president collaborates with a key ally on finding the best possible solution to the movement in libya. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. options getting some serious consideration in washington. later today top advisers meet at the white house. president obama will not be there, but the cia, the national security adviser, secretary of state, hillary clinton and others part of that meeting. at the top of their list, a no-fly zone. is it realistic? how to do it, when to do it and with whom? this is something the secretary of state said had to do with the united nation, and with nato support. john mccain saying, yes, but others concerned that this would
answering possible u.s. and british plans for a libyan response, gadhafi told turkish tv libyans will take up arms and fight if a no-fly zone is imposed on his country. >>> back here at home, the obama administration is carefully considering its next move in response to the shift of momentum in libya as the president collaborates with a key ally on finding the best possible solution to the movement in libya. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on this. >>...
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the u.s. that they are safe. >> we are bringing all available resources to bear to closely monitor the situation and to protect american citizens who may be in harm's way. we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the united states, whether it's the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. >> his comments coming amid raids of rising doubts about japan's ability to control this reactor and a potential full-on meltdown. the attempt to cool down the reactors by spreading them with water dropped out of helicopters apparently having little to no impact. restoring power to the plant not happening until tomorrow at the earliest, which would resurrect the water cooling systems. radiation levels at 300 feet above the plant measured today at nearly 9 r.e.m. by comparison, a chest c.t. scan has just about 0.7 r.e.m. you have to get up to 50 to 75 r.e.m. to get immediate symptoms like hair loss as a result of exposure. so, a lot of exposure, but not so much that you're s
the u.s. that they are safe. >> we are bringing all available resources to bear to closely monitor the situation and to protect american citizens who may be in harm's way. we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the united states, whether it's the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. >> his comments coming amid raids of rising doubts about japan's ability to control this reactor and a potential full-on meltdown. the attempt to cool down the...
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meanwhile, the u.s. also watches yemen where the president stays while tens of thousands demand he go. including several top military and tribal leaders. >> the international community, the united states and the europeans should stand firmly with the yemeni nation and with their wish to have the change. >> reporter: america worries about scenes like these this week. militants sympathetic to al qaeda with military hardware seized from a weapons storehouse. the building had exploded killing perhaps 150 people. critics accused the president of making it easier for militants, hoping to convince the world he should keep a stronghold on power. u.s. fears more weeks of instability gives al qaeda an opportunity to organize an attack. in yemen, the talks continue to try to find to way a create a transition of power but the president dug in the heels staying he'll stay until the beginning of next year and new elections and in syria, expecting to finally hear from the president sometime today, a much-anticipated sp
meanwhile, the u.s. also watches yemen where the president stays while tens of thousands demand he go. including several top military and tribal leaders. >> the international community, the united states and the europeans should stand firmly with the yemeni nation and with their wish to have the change. >> reporter: america worries about scenes like these this week. militants sympathetic to al qaeda with military hardware seized from a weapons storehouse. the building had exploded...
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we have a four-star u.s. army general as the strategic commander and a three-start u.s. admiral as the on-scene tactical commander, so this is a u.s. operation so far. >> steve, let me go to you. one school of thought is with general mccfery states and it's a fair point if we go in, we go in all the way, otherwise don't go in at all. another school of thought is hey, you know what, at least the people in benghazi didn't get slaughtered and they have a fighting chance. it's better than the two other scenarios where we do nothing or send in ground troops to, quote/unquote, go all the way. >> i'm so proud of you, you've become a progressive realist, joining my corner of the foreign policy debate. several years ago i helped commission a book they essentially would have come out where you did. one of the things i worry about libya is that the quality of opposition in libya certainly isn't what we saw in egypt. egypt is a vital national interest to the united states, it's the 900-pound gorilla, but right now our bandwidth is stretched. i was speaking to some who said obama is
we have a four-star u.s. army general as the strategic commander and a three-start u.s. admiral as the on-scene tactical commander, so this is a u.s. operation so far. >> steve, let me go to you. one school of thought is with general mccfery states and it's a fair point if we go in, we go in all the way, otherwise don't go in at all. another school of thought is hey, you know what, at least the people in benghazi didn't get slaughtered and they have a fighting chance. it's better than the...
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twice you said the u.s. will support our allies, and i'm wondering how active will u.s. military involvement be? >> well, i think that i'll stand by what i said. we will support the enforcement of 1973. we have unique capabilities to bring to the international efforts, and we intend to do so. >> madam secretary, you -- you mentioned twice here again that it's important or crucial for ara arab leadership and participation. do we know what that is specifically and which countries are going to be doing it? >> well, matt, i think the fact that we had representation around the table that we did today and the very strong statements that were made by arab representatives is extraordinarily important. but i will leave it to them to announce their contributions. i think that's the appropriate way for any further information to be made available. >> i'm sorry, you do expect something more than them just being at the table today, that they take -- they have promised -- >> yes, we do expect more. >> secretary clinton, you have actually the reports now coming from benghazi are that i
twice you said the u.s. will support our allies, and i'm wondering how active will u.s. military involvement be? >> well, i think that i'll stand by what i said. we will support the enforcement of 1973. we have unique capabilities to bring to the international efforts, and we intend to do so. >> madam secretary, you -- you mentioned twice here again that it's important or crucial for ara arab leadership and participation. do we know what that is specifically and which countries are...
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she says the u.s. will not waver in its efforts to assist libyan civilians and enforce the security council resolution as gadhafi forces continue to defy calls for a cease-fire. >> the realty on the ground tells a very different story. colonel gadhafi continues to defy the world. his attacks on civilians go on. we will support an international coalition as it takes all necessary measures. >> the latest from benghazi shows tanks approaching the city have stopped as thick black smoke rises from the rebel stronghold this. i'm richard lui live in new york. reports this hour, french defense officials saying french fighter jets have fired on libyan military vehicles, that's what we understand now. we're just getting that in. meanwhile, secretary of state clinton saying that military action to enforce a security council resolution on libya has just begun. an intense aerial operation will soon start in libya. jim maceda is live in the stronghold of tripoli. jim? >> reporter: hi there, richard. yes, you just me
she says the u.s. will not waver in its efforts to assist libyan civilians and enforce the security council resolution as gadhafi forces continue to defy calls for a cease-fire. >> the realty on the ground tells a very different story. colonel gadhafi continues to defy the world. his attacks on civilians go on. we will support an international coalition as it takes all necessary measures. >> the latest from benghazi shows tanks approaching the city have stopped as thick black smoke...
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>> reporter: the u.s. military was made aware of the situation nearly a year ago when one of the soldiers from that rogue unit actually came forward and told his commanders that some of the soldiers in his unit were apparently killing unarmed afghan civilians, innocent civilians. so the army launched an immediate investigation. in part of that investigation, they gathered up some 4,000 photos. now, many of those are described to us by army officials as happy snaps. soldiers sitting around with their guns posing, things like that. the kind of photos we've seen time and time again out of iraq and afghanistan. but in some of these photos, about 120 of them, we see many photos of dead afghan civilians, including those who are allegedly killed by some of these rogue soldiers. so the army has held on to those as part of the investigation. those photos were turned over to one of the defendants' attorneys, and that attorney apparently, somebody at least, leaked those photos to "rolling stone." what makes this situ
>> reporter: the u.s. military was made aware of the situation nearly a year ago when one of the soldiers from that rogue unit actually came forward and told his commanders that some of the soldiers in his unit were apparently killing unarmed afghan civilians, innocent civilians. so the army launched an immediate investigation. in part of that investigation, they gathered up some 4,000 photos. now, many of those are described to us by army officials as happy snaps. soldiers sitting around...
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investing unleashed. >>> the u.s. and its european allies say all options are on the table to deal with the gadhafi regime, to the establishment of a no fly zone to aiding and arming rebel forces. secretary clinton says the time is now. >> a strong and stat teejics american response is necessary. libya could become a protracting democracy, it could descend into civil war or chaos. this is an unfolding example of using the combined assets of smart power, diplomacy, development and defense. >> ken pollack is the director of middle east policy and served as middle east military analyst in the cia. thank you very much for joining us from brookings today. let's talk about the options today. susan rice the u.n. ambassador and secretary clinton saying and jay carney again today saying all options are on the table. is a no fly zone really an option are are they positioning those ships for the possibility of military aid and also to increase the pressure on gadhafi? >> i think there's no question that they're trying to increas
investing unleashed. >>> the u.s. and its european allies say all options are on the table to deal with the gadhafi regime, to the establishment of a no fly zone to aiding and arming rebel forces. secretary clinton says the time is now. >> a strong and stat teejics american response is necessary. libya could become a protracting democracy, it could descend into civil war or chaos. this is an unfolding example of using the combined assets of smart power, diplomacy, development and...
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the u.s., awacs, air-to-air refueling, etcetera, will be a key part. the command and control won't be a difficulty at all. the question is roe and who is going to strike. now to your other question, contessa, there it comes into the matter of sort of parallel diplomacy. what are we doing striking libyan ground targets with nato aircraft and yet yemen which is vital to the war on terror to us is gunning down people and we're doing nothing. shia, population in bahrain rising up and saudi intervention. so by the way, i think there are very sensible actions on the part of u.s. diplomacy in both those countries and it calls into question what are we trying to achieve in libya? have we written it down and are we taking appropriate measures? >> thank you very much. i want to get to a break because we are anticipating here a briefing from the pentagon, secretary gates delaying his departure for russia. we expect to hear the military perspective here at home shortly so a quick break here and then we'll
the u.s., awacs, air-to-air refueling, etcetera, will be a key part. the command and control won't be a difficulty at all. the question is roe and who is going to strike. now to your other question, contessa, there it comes into the matter of sort of parallel diplomacy. what are we doing striking libyan ground targets with nato aircraft and yet yemen which is vital to the war on terror to us is gunning down people and we're doing nothing. shia, population in bahrain rising up and saudi...
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u.s. and coalition forces bombarded libya's defenses overnight. admiral mike mullen tells nbc news there is a no-fly zone in place in libya. that's after more than 110 tomahawk cruise missiles from warships and submarines slammed the antiaircraft units and command posts. admiral mullen also said that possible outcome of the military action could include the embattled leader, moammar gadhafi, remaining in power. meanwhile, gadhafi issued an audio address on state tv, saying the country was preparing for a long war. on the screen, the image of a giant, gold fist crushing an american plane. nbc's jim maceda's in libya's capital of tripoli. jim, with another good day to you, we have cruise missiles that were targeting sites around the city there. what's it like there now? >> reporter: here, it's quiet. it wasn't so at 2:30, 3:00 in the morning, though, alex. we all jumped and jolted first when we heard a number of explosions. it was these deep thuds that you never like to hear. they could have
u.s. and coalition forces bombarded libya's defenses overnight. admiral mike mullen tells nbc news there is a no-fly zone in place in libya. that's after more than 110 tomahawk cruise missiles from warships and submarines slammed the antiaircraft units and command posts. admiral mullen also said that possible outcome of the military action could include the embattled leader, moammar gadhafi, remaining in power. meanwhile, gadhafi issued an audio address on state tv, saying the country was...
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a lot of people in the golf, u.s. allieallies. while they don't like gadhafi and are supportive of action to help the rebels, they are nervous about seeing a precedent in which a domestic conflict in which a government is trying to stop a rebellion is triggering an international response. gadhafi doesn't have many friends in the region, is alienating the arab league. they called for international against him. but a lot of people in the region don't want to see france, the united states intervening potentially militarily whenever there is a domestic dispute. clearly in libya itself in benghazi in particular, the reaction has been one of overwhelming support and they want the air strikes to begin on gadhafi's forces tonight. >> richard engel, what exactly are we talking about, a no fly zone or air strikes on gadhafi's forces? a no fly zone meaning they will enforce no air traffic in the area, or the alliance is going to go into the air and try to enforce something on the ground from the air? >> reporter: from the language we've been
a lot of people in the golf, u.s. allieallies. while they don't like gadhafi and are supportive of action to help the rebels, they are nervous about seeing a precedent in which a domestic conflict in which a government is trying to stop a rebellion is triggering an international response. gadhafi doesn't have many friends in the region, is alienating the arab league. they called for international against him. but a lot of people in the region don't want to see france, the united states...
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the u.s. waiting for clear international consensus before doing anything on our own, letting others make this more their war than our war. this is what president obama promised as a candidate he would do. it is frankly what most presidential candidates promised as candidates they would do. the fact he is actually doing it as president is freaking out all core dors of the political world that liked the chest thumping triathlon stuff. >> i could hear the -- we don't have it. the funny thing, with that sound bite, i hear it whispering in my ear. lindsey graham saying this weekend i am worried we are taking a back seat rather than a leadership role. we used to relish leading the free world. now it is like almost leading the free world is an inconvenience. i think the president caveated this way too much, lk like it is a nuisance. lindsey graham speaking on fox news yesterday. would be republican candidate newt gingrich said president obama's position on libya makes him a, quote, spectator in chief
the u.s. waiting for clear international consensus before doing anything on our own, letting others make this more their war than our war. this is what president obama promised as a candidate he would do. it is frankly what most presidential candidates promised as candidates they would do. the fact he is actually doing it as president is freaking out all core dors of the political world that liked the chest thumping triathlon stuff. >> i could hear the -- we don't have it. the funny...
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u.s. policy that gadhafi needs to go. >> senators on both sides of the aisle are concerned about the end game. >> if we are going into a war with libya, we should declare war on libya. we should pull together with our allies and try to figure out a plan of how that war is to be won. >> we do not have a clear diplomatic policy or a clear statement of foreign policy that is accompanying this military operation. >> there is a growing rift in the coalition over who should be in control. >> no apparent cooperation. some people want to turn it over to nato, the maiamericans and t brits. >> french president ruffled feathers by announcing publicly that french fighters were in the air before his international counterparts were briefed. whoever is in control, arizona republican senator john mccain says, there is only one way to end it. >> a stalemate is a very, very badout come. american policy is that gadhafi must go. >>> a naval facility was hit overnight east of tripoli. robert gates is in moscow
u.s. policy that gadhafi needs to go. >> senators on both sides of the aisle are concerned about the end game. >> if we are going into a war with libya, we should declare war on libya. we should pull together with our allies and try to figure out a plan of how that war is to be won. >> we do not have a clear diplomatic policy or a clear statement of foreign policy that is accompanying this military operation. >> there is a growing rift in the coalition over who should be...
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we'll talk to former u.s. ambassador to israel, edward walker. >>> plus, one year after health care. we'll catch up with the fifth grader who is making personal reform his personal crusade. [ male announcer ] this is charlie whose morning flight to london starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol now, and maybe up to 8 in a day. or...choose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. enjoy the flight. >>> topping the headlines right now, a federal probe has found that a trapped piece of pipe is the culprit in that massive bp oil spill in the gulf last year. the pipe caused the blowout preventer to malfunction, not properly sealing the well, as it was designed to. >>> jeremy morelack agreed to plead guilty to murder after leading a plot to kill afghan civilians. he faces a sentence of 24 years in prison. >>> protests in syria today turned violent again today as security forces in the city of dahra reportedly fired live ammunition into a crowd of demonstrators, killing six. >>> and finally after nea
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once the u.s. starts this, once the u.s. and other powers begin to provide the rebels with a safe haven with air cover, it's very hard to take that away. if you're offering protection and they try to advance and they will advance and when you take the air cover away, rebels will lose again and we're back to the situation where we were where the main cities are threatened with being overrun. >> there we are. thank you, richard engel in libya. let's go to mark halperin. i would like for you to unwrap this package and try to explain how we went from a president a couple days ago who seemed to be pretty much ready to watch this thing to a guy who is in there with everything. what happened? >> there are a lot of moving parts as you know. government policies like this are made some by careful consideration and formal meetings but there's a lot of chaos involved and a lot of unpredictability and lots of steps along the way we could point to. the arab league voting in an organic way voting that there should be this action taken was
once the u.s. starts this, once the u.s. and other powers begin to provide the rebels with a safe haven with air cover, it's very hard to take that away. if you're offering protection and they try to advance and they will advance and when you take the air cover away, rebels will lose again and we're back to the situation where we were where the main cities are threatened with being overrun. >> there we are. thank you, richard engel in libya. let's go to mark halperin. i would like for you...
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the u.s. is involved in this. why not finish out and help them reach their goal which is obviously a regime change, despite the fact the president says that is not the goal of the military action happening right now? >> yeah. i think the fact that the rebels are in retreat for a second day shows you that even escalating this to you know close air support isn't going to do the job. and as far as whether or not they're going to get arms anyway, i can just go back to the american track record of arming insurgencies. it's not very good. robert gates knows well from his experience in the cia that when he armed oreldrm t afan rbeto t g vis ou that didn't end well for us. and i just don't think we know enough about this opposition, which is i think substantively different than the opposition that was in peaceful protests throughout the arab world to make that assessment that we're going to provide armaments and then possibly trainers to deal with the situation. >> roger and david, i appreciate your time. and certainly ho
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so i think the u.s. has to lead in this effort and convince others particularly innate tote to join us. >> before i let you go, senator, a quick response on pan am 103. the fact that now we at least have the defecting libyan diplomats saying moammar gadhafi was directly involved. the secretary of state has called for an investigation. but what do you say to these family who have been saying for years that two white houses have gone along with gadhafi without making him own up to what he did? >> well, i'm saying all you can say to the families is that they were right. a lot of us have long suspected, in fact, believed that they were right. i mean, gadhafi negotiated an agreement including compensation for the families of those who were lost on pan am 103, but he never accepted responsibility for himself. and then to let mcgraw he who was the one person in jail to go on the theory he was dying and that happened well over a year ago and he's still alive in libya is an outrage. so hopefully we learned from t
so i think the u.s. has to lead in this effort and convince others particularly innate tote to join us. >> before i let you go, senator, a quick response on pan am 103. the fact that now we at least have the defecting libyan diplomats saying moammar gadhafi was directly involved. the secretary of state has called for an investigation. but what do you say to these family who have been saying for years that two white houses have gone along with gadhafi without making him own up to what he...
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on tuesday, he said the u.s. is still on track to begin troop withdrawal, but republicans say the obama administration is sending confusing messages about the long-term troop presence. >> we're talking about leaving and staying all at the same time and that can be confusing. >> i'm also concerned about whether we're sending mixed messages to both the american people and to the afghans. >> above your pay grade, there have been mixed messages about timetables or drawing down troops and about what our objectives in afghanistan should be. >> national journal senior correspondent yoki dreesen joins me now. what did you learn from general petraeus about the war yesterday that you didn't know before the testimony? >> chuck, two things. the first one is that this july 2011 deadline that the white house has been trying to walk back is going to be meaningless and there's even some sign that the 2014 deadline, which was held up as the next time u.s. troops really start to leave afghanistan, that may prove to be less signifi
on tuesday, he said the u.s. is still on track to begin troop withdrawal, but republicans say the obama administration is sending confusing messages about the long-term troop presence. >> we're talking about leaving and staying all at the same time and that can be confusing. >> i'm also concerned about whether we're sending mixed messages to both the american people and to the afghans. >> above your pay grade, there have been mixed messages about timetables or drawing down...
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this hatred of our president is the kind of bumpkin anti-foreigner thinking that makes any sort of u.s. foreign policy discussion with this crowd a joke. at the very time we need to be dpedly serious in what we're doing in the world. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. more politics ahead with ce cenk uyger. >> on the show, i am cenk uyger. it's looking more and more likely the united states will soon relength wish military command in libya. what happened? i thought we were taking too long. we're expected to mare live from secretary of facilitate clinton. there's reports of a possible deal reached late this afternoon following a conference call between clinton and her counterparts in turkey, france and great britain. that is not hillary clinton, that dude walking in right there. we're going to stee secretary clinton in just a little bit. the pentagon said today they're working to hand off control to nato by this weekend. what happened? i thought we were taking too long. in libya, after another intense round of air strikes, coalition forces appear to be making headway o
this hatred of our president is the kind of bumpkin anti-foreigner thinking that makes any sort of u.s. foreign policy discussion with this crowd a joke. at the very time we need to be dpedly serious in what we're doing in the world. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. more politics ahead with ce cenk uyger. >> on the show, i am cenk uyger. it's looking more and more likely the united states will soon relength wish military command in libya. what happened? i...
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u.s. allies taking the lead president obama is being briefed on developments while he is in brazil. >> our consensus was strong and resolve clear. the people of libya must be protected and in the absence of an immediate end to the violence against civilians, our coalition is prepared to act and act with urgency. >> the latest from benghazi shows tanks approaching the city have stopped as thick, black smoke rises from the rebel stronghold. with me right now from cairo, egypt is nbc's richard engel. richard, from your perspective, from your vantage point, how optimistic is the arab world that they can stop the violence toward civilians in libya? >> this is a, you have to understand what's going on in libya in the context of the wider middle east. the middle east is going through an incredible period of flux with revolts and uprisings and revolutions from north africa stretching all the way to the arabian peninsula. all arab governments are in the cross hairs right now, very unpopular with th
u.s. allies taking the lead president obama is being briefed on developments while he is in brazil. >> our consensus was strong and resolve clear. the people of libya must be protected and in the absence of an immediate end to the violence against civilians, our coalition is prepared to act and act with urgency. >> the latest from benghazi shows tanks approaching the city have stopped as thick, black smoke rises from the rebel stronghold. with me right now from cairo, egypt is nbc's...
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and what does that mean for the u.s. counterterrorism operations that take place in yemen, frankly every day? >> well, there is a very optimistic way of looking at this that, well, eventually this might lead to pro democracy movements and a democratic government. right now the major opposition is being led by a guy who is known to be sympathetic to islamist movements, known to be associated with the people who formed the islamic army, which was the precursor to al qaeda in yemen. and he's someone that i don't think we can necessarily count on in order to really be aggressive against aqap. the reality is right now in yemen, large parts of yemen are out of the control of yemeni security forces. including key areas that aqap is inhabiting. as far as we understand it, there may be actually area where is petroleum production has been entirely shut down. so i -- right now the picture is very negative. it's very pessimistic. and we've got to -- you've got to wonder what's going to happen next. who is going to follow? >> tell me
and what does that mean for the u.s. counterterrorism operations that take place in yemen, frankly every day? >> well, there is a very optimistic way of looking at this that, well, eventually this might lead to pro democracy movements and a democratic government. right now the major opposition is being led by a guy who is known to be sympathetic to islamist movements, known to be associated with the people who formed the islamic army, which was the precursor to al qaeda in yemen. and he's...